Paperweight
- Object Name:
- Paperweight
- Object ID:
- 2019.023.01
- Creator:
- Saymore Trophy Company
- Place of Origin:
- Laconia, NH
- Date:
- 1972
- Description:
- Paperweight commemorating the naming of Mount Eisenhower, 1972. Brass plaque on white marble. Horizontal rectangle. Raised lettering on plaque: "MOUNT EISENHOWER / IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RANGE WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST / EL. 4761 / SO NAMED BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE / GENERAL COURT LAWS OF 1969 CH 299 / IN HONOR OF / DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER / 1890-1969 / GENERAL OF THE ARMY / 34TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / DEDICATED OCTOBER 1972". Image of Presidential Range above text.
- Material:
- Stone
Marble
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-0.8 W-4 D-2.5 inches Weight-12.5 oz
- Provenance:
- Presented to State Senator John P. H. Chandler Jr. (1911-2001) of Warner.
After the death of Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1969, the New Hampshire General Court changed the name of Mount Pleasant to Mount Eisenhower. The dedication ceremony was held in October 1972 at the Eisenhower Wayside Park on Route 302 near Bretton Woods. The paperweight was probably presented to Sen. Chandler and other attendees at this ceremony. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Mount Eisenhower, Dedications, Paperweight, Presidential Range
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